LEGION BASEBALL: Waynesboro rallies past Greencastle

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Waynesboro Record Herald - Waynesboro, PA

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Posted Jun. 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM

Posted Jun. 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM

WAYNESBORO — It took eight innings and only three hits, but following a slew of oddities, Waynesboro Post 15 rallied for a 4-3 victory over Greencastle Post 373 in Franklin County American Legion action on Thursday at Indian Field.

Capitalizing on 11 walks and two hit batters issued by Greencastle pitching, Waynesboro managed to overcome a 3-1 deficit en route to the walk-off win in the bottom of the eighth.

After drawing even in the fifth on singles from Alex Cline and John Barr, Post 15 plated the winning run without registering a hit in the eighth, as two hit batters and a walk moved Clay Eberhardt to third before he later scored on a wild pitch to cap the comeback.

Waynesboro jumped out to an early lead on an RBI groundout by Ben Weber in the home half of the first prior to Greencastle answering with three runs in the second.

Base hits from Thomas Bowers and Dalton Webster jump-started the inning before a Post 15 error allowed Jesse Beeler to score, who had reached on a fielder's choice.

Following a wild pitch, Kurt Hansen then connected on a two-run single, granting Post 373 a 3-1 advantage.

Waynesboro responded with a run in the bottom half, as walks to Sawyer Duffey and Tim Ingram preceded a fielder's choice from Cline, moving Duffey to third, who was later granted home on a balk.

Still down by one, Cline singled up the middle and stole second to set up Barr's game-tying base knock in the fifth, ultimately sending the game into extra innings.

With Cline settling in to hold Greencastle scoreless following the three-run second, Post 15 essentially took advantage of Post 373's struggles on the mound to pull off the come-from-behind victory.

Cline went all eight innings, scattering eight hits and striking out five while being credited with no earned runs in the win.

Josh Young paced Greencastle with two hits followed by a double from Justin Hovey.

Duffey accounted for Waynesboro's remaining base hit of the evening with an Ashtin Byers' single rounding out Greencastle's offensive production.

Post 15 returns to action on Monday at home against Shippensburg before hosting McConnellsburg on Tuesday.

Greencastle is also scheduled to host back-to-back home games, beginning with Fayetteville on Monday before welcoming Chambersburg on Tuesday.